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Fantasy and Science Fiction December 2025 |
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| Extremity by Nicholas BingeLondon Detective Julia Torgrimsen leaves her forced retirement to investigate the murder of billionaire Bruno Donaldson. When the crime scene reveals two perfectly identical bodies, Julia discovers an underground world of cloning, time travel, and a conspiracy that could end humanity as she knows it. This cinematic and intriguing time-bending procedural will delight fans of A.G. Riddle's Lost In Time and Matthew Fitzsimmons' Constance. |
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| Katabasis by R.F. KuangAlice Law has sacrificed everything to climb to the top of the field of Magick, all to work with world famous magician Jacob Grimes. But then Grimes dies, and Alice may have caused the accident that killed him. Now Alice must travel through Hell to get her advisor back, because not even death will keep her from getting a recommendation. R.F. Kuang's latest delves back into dark academia with her usual atmospheric and thought-provoking flair. |
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| A Philosophy of Thieves by Fran WildeIn a heavily divided post-climate change future, the ultra rich hire thieves to pull off elaborate heists more as entertainment than crime. When their father's latest scheme goes awry and he ends up in custody, siblings Dax and Roosa must figure out how to buy his freedom. This "cyberpunk Great Gatsby, anchored by a thrilling heist" (Kirkus Reviews) will appeal to fans of Robert Jackson Bennett's Foundryside and the works of V.E. Schwab. |
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| Brigands & Breadknives by Travis BaldreeFoulmouthed bookselling rattkin Fern has moved into the city of Thune in hopes of revitalizing her spirits. But that all changes when a drunken night walk leads to her stumbling directly into the path of an adventuring team. This third book in Travis Baldtree's series that began with Legends and Lattes is "[a] truly entertaining romp with the assurance of warmth, welcome, and delicious treats at the end of the road" (Booklist). |
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Gail Borden Public Library District
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Main Library - 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin, IL 60120 - 847-742-2411
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